Adjustable arm and seat encasing slip cover



P. s. TRUBITT 2,871,924

ADJUSTABLE ARM AND SEAT ENCASING SLIP COVER Feb. 3, 1959 Filed Sept. 6,1956 I NVE N TOR. Philzp 5. Jhwizz United States Patent ADJUSTABLE ARMAND SEAT ENCASING SLIP COVER Philip S. Trubitt, Chicago, Ill., assignorto Sam Pass,

Chicago, Ill. f

Application September 6, 1956, Serial No. 608,314

2 Claims. c1..1ss--1sz This invention relates in general to furnitureslip covers, and more particularly to unitary coverings for arm 1 andseat portions of over-stulied furniture. a

With ready made slip covers intended tofitover-stuifed articles offurniture varying in size and style, and especially those slip coversmade of non-stretchy material,

considerable difficulty has been, encountered in attemptarm-seat sectionthat may readily be put on over-stuffed pieces of furniture varying insize and style, will smoothly and snugly fit the same, and will retainsuch fit over long periods of use.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentas, it is better understood from the following description, which, whentake in connection withthe accompanying drawings, discloses a preferredembodiment thereof. l

In the drawings:

t Figure l is an isometric view of a club chair, as seen from the front,with theback in broken lines and showing a slip cover thereon embodyingthe features ofthis invention and havingportions thereof turned back forillustrative purposes; I

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, as seen and Fig. 3 is a brokendevelopment of a major portion of the slip cover of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, reference numeral 11indicates in general a club chair representing one type of over-stuffedarticle of furniture with which the present invention is adapted to beused. An arm-seat slip cover embodying the features of this invention isshown in Figs. 1 and 2 mounted on the chair 11 and as comprising two armsections 12, a seat section 13 and a drop or lower section 14. As bestillustrated in Fig. 3, the seat section 13 is sewn or otherwise suitablysecured at its front edge for substantially less than its full width tothe upper edge of the lower section 14 along the line 15, and at eitherside of this line of attachment, this front end of the seat section 13is provided with integral depending corner tabs 16. It will beunderstood, of course, that the size of the seat section 13 will be madeto conform to the maximum area of the seat portion of the over-stuffedarticle of furniture 11 with which this slip cover is adapted to beused.

The line of attachment 15 between the seat section 13 and the lowersection 14 is disposed in the longitudinal center of the latter, andthis drop or lower section 14 is of sutficient length to insure that itwill extend around at least the front and sides of the article offurniture with which it is to be employed, such as the club chair 11herein illustrated. To this end the drop or lower sec tion 14 comprisesparallel cordings 17 which define an upper boxing portion and each ofwhich slidably receives a draw string 18 of sufficient length to extendcompletely from the rear;

' arm panel 25 "ice around the article of furniture and be tied at therear, as illustrated in Fig. 2. Also forming a part of the low ersection 14is a ruflie portion 19 which depends from, and is secured atits upper edge in any suitable manner to, the boxing portion adjacentthe lower cording 17. It will be appreciated, of course, that this lowerruflle portion 19'may be formed in any suitable manner or, if desired,that it may be entirely dispensed with.

Each of the two arm sections 12 comprises integral top, inner side, andouter side panels, 21, 22, and 23, respectively, with a major part ofthe lower edge of the outer side panel 23 being sewn or otherwisesuitably secured to the upper edge of the lower section 14 along theline 24, as best illustrated in Fig. 3. This line of attachment24,terminates short of the rear end of the outer side panel 23 and thelower section 14 solely to facilitate a smooth and snug fittingengagement of the outer side panel 23 and the top panel 21 with the rearportion of the arm of the article of furniture upon which the slip coveris mounted, without interfering with the required maintaining of thecordings 17 of the drop horizontal all the way around the article offurniture by means of the draw strings 18.

.Each of the arm sections 12 also comprises a front arm panel 25 ofsuitable shape to insure complete coverage of the front end surface ofanarm of the piece of over-stuffed furniture with which it is to'beemployed. The front arm panel 25 is secured to the outer side panel 23in any suitable manner along the front edge of the latter at 26intermediate the top and bottom of this front A and upwardly from apoint adjacent the upper edge of the lower section 14 or upper cording17 to a point 27. The length of this line ofattachment 26 is such thatthe point 27 will be disposed closely adjacent the upper end of thevertical or substantially-vertical portionof the outer side wall of thearm of the piece of furniture 11 when the lower section 14 is properlypositioned thereon, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The lower end of the frontarm panel 25 extends downwardly below the lower end of this line ofattachment 26 so as to be disposed beneath and engageable by the upperboxing portion of the drop 14. The upper end of the front arm panel25'extends sufficiently above the point 27 to fully cover the upperportion of the front end of the arm of the piece of furniture upon whichthe slip cover is being mounted and be tucked under, and retained insmooth engagement with, the arm by the front end of the top panel 21',as best seen 'in Fig. 1. Likewise, the free vertical inner edge portionof the front arm panel 25, after being smoothed into tight engagementwith the arm of the chair, will be retained in such position by theforward portion of the inner side panel 22. To this end, the lowermarginal portion of the inner side panel 22 is tucked into the usualcrevice provided between the seat and arm of the chair 1. Likewise, themarginal side portions of the seat section 13 are adjustably tuckedbetween the seat and arms of the article of furniture upon which theslip cover is being mounted.

If desired, the lower edge of either or both of the inner panels 22 maybe sewn or otherwise suitably secured along a major portion of itslength, as at 28 in Fig. 3, to the associated side edge of the seatportion 13. As illustrated herein, the left arm section 12 is so securedto the seat section 13, while the right arm section 12 is not. The loweredge of the inner panel 22 of the left arm section which is shown inFig. 3 as secured at 23 to the seat section corresponds to the edge ofthe right arm section 12 which comprises the uppermost horizontal linein that figure. While omitting such line of attachment 28 willfacilitate tucking of these edges between the seat and arm of the chair,so securing the arm and seat sections together at 28 will greatly assistan inexperienced person to ascertain how the slip cover is to bedisposed on the article of furniture to be covered.

In putting the illustrated slip cover on the chair 11, the line ofattachment 15 between the seat section 13 and the drop -14, and thelines of attachment 26 'between the outer side panels 23 and the frontarm panels 25 are the basic reference lines. These are positioned asillustrated in *Fig. 1, with the line 15 disposed centrally of thewidth'of the seat of the chair, and'the lines 26 drawn tightly againstthe outside vertical-front edges or corners ofthe arms. -When so placedon the chair, the slip cover preferably is anchored to the chair by useof spiral pins or other suitable fastening means at the points 27. Theouter side panels 23 are then smoothed upwardly; the front arm panels 25drawn tightly across and aroundtthe frontends of the chair arms; the topand inner side panels 21, 22 drawn over the arms and the surplusmarginal top and'inner portions of the'front arm panels 25; and thelower portions of the inner side panels 22 tucked tightly into thecrevices between the seat and arms of the chair. Of course, any excessat the inner lower corner of a front arm panel 25 may first similarly betucked between the seat and arm, and the lower front ends of thepanels25 will be disposed beneath the upper boxing portion of the lowersection 14. The forward edge of each of the top and inner and outer sidepanels 21, 22 and 23 is corded, as shown at 26 and 29 in Figs. 1 and 3,and it is preferred that these finished edges be secured to the chair,after the several panels have been drawn tightly over and been smoothedthereon as above described, bypinning at selected points in the rearseam of the cording 29. Any surplus marginal portions at the sides orrear of the seat section 13 also are tucked into'the adjacent chaircrevices, and the front tabs 16 will be disposed beneath the upperboxing portion of the drop 14. The draw strings 18 are then tightenedand tied at the rear (Fig. 2), which will effectively anchor the frontofthe seat section 13, the tabs 16, and the lower ends of the, front armpanels 25 and the outer side panels 23. Any surplus of the lower section14 occurring across the front of the :chair, where the overall width ofthe latter is greater than the distance between the two lines 26 whenthe lower section is completely extended as in Fig. 3, may easily betaken up at each side by gathering the same on the draw strings in frontof the chair arms, as illustrated in Fig. 1. This will in no wayinterfere with or affect the anchoring of the front arm panels 25 by the'draw string means. Pins or other suitable fastening means may beemployed to secure the upper rear portions of the outer side panels, asshown at 31 in Fig.2, which, together with the previously described firmanchoring of the front corner lines 26, will assure smooth conformationof the arm sections to the surfaces of the chair'arms.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in anarm-seat section, it will be appreciated that such an arm-seat sectionmay be secured to a suitable back section for covering the back portionof the piece of over-stuffed furniture 11 that is shown in broken linesin Figs. 1 and 2, if desired, thus providing a unitary slip cover forthe entire piece of furniture. It is thought that the invention and manyof its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoingdescription and it will be apparent that various changes may be made inthe form, construction, and arrangement of the parts without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all ofitsmaterial advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely apreferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A slip cover for articles of furniture differing in size and having aseatand arms, comprising'an arm section for each arm, a seat section,and a lower section extending around at least the front and sides of theseat; each said arm section comprising integral top, inner side andouter side panels, with a major part of the lower edge of the outer sidepanel secured to the upper edge of said lower section, and a front armpanel of greater area than the front surfaceof a chair arm and beingsecured only at its outer vertical edge to the front edge of the outerside panel with'the remainder of its per'phery free; said'seat sectionbeing secured at its front edge for sub stantially less than its fullwidth to the upper edge of said lower section-and having depending tabsat its front corners; and draw string means extending through said lowersection and completely around the article of'furnitureto effectivelyanchor said arm sections, said depending tabs-and the lower ends of saidfront arm panels andto facilitate use on articles of furniture ofdifferent sizes by gathering of any excess of said lower sectionadjacent said arm sections.

2. A slip cover according to claim 1, wherein said lower sectioncomprises parallel cording for receiving said draw string means anddefining an upper boxing portion, and a lower flounce portion secured toand depending from said boxing portion.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,191,633 Trubitz Feb. 27, 1940 2,459,328 Lenz Jan. 18, 1949 2,671,499Reavis et al. Mar. 9, 1954 2,800,169 Armbrecht July 23, 1957

